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georgian silver
roy1954  
Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 6:14:22 PM(UTC)
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hi all,got out today had another georgian coin a well circulated george 111 halfcrown,difficult to get a decent image as it is so worn but its a 1818 halfcrown,not worth much in this condition but a nice lump of silver to have.cheers roy
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nzdigger  
Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 6:21:27 PM(UTC)
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Wow!! cool find there roy,well done,can,t beat big silver.thats gotta be rare.
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 9:16:00 PM(UTC)
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Hi Roy, fantastic find, has ammonia improved it at all and what number did it come up on your teknetics?
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roy1954  
Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 10:03:09 PM(UTC)
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hi tony,came up 83 i think it will air test higher it was almost under a pocket watch enameled dial,for being so well circulated it was very deep,hows it going with the t2 it should be deeper on silver than the g2,roy
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